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2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Preview

Welcome to Maddux's 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish season preview. As usual
we have taken the time to break down the team, while providing
information about the university, and the 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Football Schedule. If you are wagering on college football
this season consider using Maddux Sports' College
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2006. In addition be sure to visit our college
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What a difference a coach makes. In his first year, coach Charlie
Weis turned the offense into a scoring machine behind quarterback
Brady Quinn. In 2004 the offense was eighty-first; in 2005 it
was tenth.

Brady Quinn (292 COMP, 450 ATT, 3.919 YDS, 32 TDs, 7 INTS) led
the charge and became a viable Heisman Trophy candidate for 2006.
Quinn quarterbacked the fourth most productive air game in the
nation. Senior wide receiver Jeff Samardzija (77 REC, 1,196 YDS,
15 TDs) will be a favorite target again this season. Rhema McKnight,
who had to sit out most of last season with a knee injury, is
back. In 2003 and 2004, he led the team in receptions.

Junior Darius Walker (253 CARR. 1.196 YDS, 9 TDs) is ready to
tear up the field again, giving the Irish a balanced attack.

The defense had a tough time defending against the pass. The
entire secondary returns, including the speedy and athletic Tom
Zbikowski (5 INTS) at safety. The Irish need to be better than
103 of 117 against the air attack.

The defensive line, composed entirely of seniors, is lead by
end Victor Abiamiri (8 sacks). The entire line possesses experience
and talent; they should be a major factor in 2006.

Will Notre Dame finish undefeated? Two games in particular will
probably determine this—Michigan and USC. Notre Dame has
the chance to finish number one in 2006.

2006 Non BCS Team Previews43>

There are always
a few teams not in the major BCS conferences that are major BCS bowl
game contenders or popular teams to write about it. We have listed 12
of those teams below. For teams other than these contenders check out
the main 2006 college
football preview section of Maddux Sports.

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